Black Widow
05-05-2008, 08:48 PM
WWE TOUTS VINCE'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, VICKIE GUERRERO CRITICIZES WIVES OF WRESTLERS WHO CONDEMN WWE, RELEASED STAR RETURNS TO THE RING & MORE
The new issue of WWE Magazine (Triple H on the cover) features an interview with Vickie Guerrero. She noted that the worst thing for her children watching her on Smackdown is to see her kissing Edge on TV. Guerrero was asked her thoughts on "wrestling wives that suddenly decide to condemn WWE in the media." Vickie responded, "I'm very disappointed with them. When they were a part of WWE and their husbands were working, they had no problems cashing the paychecks. But, if something goes wrong, they're the first ones to lash out. I've never been a public person - when Eddie passed away, I declined every interview request. I didn't want to go on TV and tell everyone how I felt. But this business has put food on our table for more than 20 years. It's taken care of my kids, and these people have become a second family to me. I don't have any respect for the women who've forgotten that this business fed their families for a long time."
Former WWE/ECW star Balls Mahoney already returned to the independent scene over the weekend, working in New Jersey for National Wrestling Superstars.
WWE Magazine also features interviews with Big Daddy V, Matt Striker and Ashley Massaro, as well an article by Chris Jericho about the relationship between heavy metal music and professional wrestling that is a great read. Additional notes from the Magazine: It claimed there were 4,136 signs devoted to Ric Flair at Wrestlemania XXIV....JBL listed his three favorite bouts as the No Mercy 2004 match vs. Undertaker, His Judgment Day 2005 I Quit match vs. John Cena (that was awesome, but I always hated the finish) and the No Way Out Steel Cage with barbed wire top vs. Undertaker at No Way Out 2005. I'm really shocked he didn't list a match with Eddie Guerrero, who JBL loved working with....A "Fantasy Warfare" piece over who which team would win - The Hollywood Blondes or John Morrison & The Miz. Obviously, the Blondes would win, unless they were counted out while hysterically laughing and mocking The Miz.
World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release this afternoon:
PROMAX/BDA To Honor World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon With Lifetime Achievement Award
May 5, 2008
Los Angeles, CA – May 5, 2008 – Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) visionary founder and a man many consider a marketing genius, will receive the Promax/BDA Lifetime Achievement Award, Promax/BDA president Jonathan Block-Verk announced today. The award will be presented to McMahon during the upcoming 53rd annual Promax/BDA Conference, slated for June 17-19 at Manhattan’s Hilton New York Hotel.
McMahon, who was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, serves as Chairman of the Board of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE). A third-generation entrepreneur who has made WWE into the global phenomenon it is today, McMahon is credited as a pioneer in the television syndication, pay-per-view, and cable business, a recognized celebrity throughout the world, one of the longest running personalities on television, and a fearless marketer.
“Vince McMahon is the world heavyweight champion of global marketing, as substantiated by the phenomenal worldwide success of the WWE brand across all media,” said Block-Verk in announcing the Lifetime Achievement award recipient. “In the course of his career, Vince McMahon turned a regional syndicated program into a global super-brand that reaches 130 countries in 23 languages with programming for virtually every conceivable platform available in today's marketplace. Add WWE’s huge merchandising success and constant trailblazing into new media models, and you get the very essence of successful brand development.”
In addition to receiving the Promax Lifetime Achievement Award at the conference, McMahon will participate in a special Q&A session, during which he will be interviewed by TelevisionWeek Deputy Editor Chris Pursell. Additionally, WWE’s Geof Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing, will participate in a case study on the marketing strategy and achievements of WWE’s WrestleMania®, the industry’s gold standard for pay-per-view events.
About Promax/BDA
Promax/BDA is a global, non-profit association dedicated to advancing the role and effectiveness of entertainment and information content marketing, promotion and design professionals. For further information, please visit http://www.promaxbda.tv.
Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, copyrights and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
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The new issue of WWE Magazine (Triple H on the cover) features an interview with Vickie Guerrero. She noted that the worst thing for her children watching her on Smackdown is to see her kissing Edge on TV. Guerrero was asked her thoughts on "wrestling wives that suddenly decide to condemn WWE in the media." Vickie responded, "I'm very disappointed with them. When they were a part of WWE and their husbands were working, they had no problems cashing the paychecks. But, if something goes wrong, they're the first ones to lash out. I've never been a public person - when Eddie passed away, I declined every interview request. I didn't want to go on TV and tell everyone how I felt. But this business has put food on our table for more than 20 years. It's taken care of my kids, and these people have become a second family to me. I don't have any respect for the women who've forgotten that this business fed their families for a long time."
Former WWE/ECW star Balls Mahoney already returned to the independent scene over the weekend, working in New Jersey for National Wrestling Superstars.
WWE Magazine also features interviews with Big Daddy V, Matt Striker and Ashley Massaro, as well an article by Chris Jericho about the relationship between heavy metal music and professional wrestling that is a great read. Additional notes from the Magazine: It claimed there were 4,136 signs devoted to Ric Flair at Wrestlemania XXIV....JBL listed his three favorite bouts as the No Mercy 2004 match vs. Undertaker, His Judgment Day 2005 I Quit match vs. John Cena (that was awesome, but I always hated the finish) and the No Way Out Steel Cage with barbed wire top vs. Undertaker at No Way Out 2005. I'm really shocked he didn't list a match with Eddie Guerrero, who JBL loved working with....A "Fantasy Warfare" piece over who which team would win - The Hollywood Blondes or John Morrison & The Miz. Obviously, the Blondes would win, unless they were counted out while hysterically laughing and mocking The Miz.
World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release this afternoon:
PROMAX/BDA To Honor World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon With Lifetime Achievement Award
May 5, 2008
Los Angeles, CA – May 5, 2008 – Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) visionary founder and a man many consider a marketing genius, will receive the Promax/BDA Lifetime Achievement Award, Promax/BDA president Jonathan Block-Verk announced today. The award will be presented to McMahon during the upcoming 53rd annual Promax/BDA Conference, slated for June 17-19 at Manhattan’s Hilton New York Hotel.
McMahon, who was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, serves as Chairman of the Board of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE). A third-generation entrepreneur who has made WWE into the global phenomenon it is today, McMahon is credited as a pioneer in the television syndication, pay-per-view, and cable business, a recognized celebrity throughout the world, one of the longest running personalities on television, and a fearless marketer.
“Vince McMahon is the world heavyweight champion of global marketing, as substantiated by the phenomenal worldwide success of the WWE brand across all media,” said Block-Verk in announcing the Lifetime Achievement award recipient. “In the course of his career, Vince McMahon turned a regional syndicated program into a global super-brand that reaches 130 countries in 23 languages with programming for virtually every conceivable platform available in today's marketplace. Add WWE’s huge merchandising success and constant trailblazing into new media models, and you get the very essence of successful brand development.”
In addition to receiving the Promax Lifetime Achievement Award at the conference, McMahon will participate in a special Q&A session, during which he will be interviewed by TelevisionWeek Deputy Editor Chris Pursell. Additionally, WWE’s Geof Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing, will participate in a case study on the marketing strategy and achievements of WWE’s WrestleMania®, the industry’s gold standard for pay-per-view events.
About Promax/BDA
Promax/BDA is a global, non-profit association dedicated to advancing the role and effectiveness of entertainment and information content marketing, promotion and design professionals. For further information, please visit http://www.promaxbda.tv.
Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, copyrights and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
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